Lew Carr
American baseball player (1872–1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lewis Smith Carr (August 15, 1872 – June 15, 1954) was an American shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. In 1901, he played "alongside Honus Wagner for a championship Pittsburgh Pirates team."[1][2]
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Lew Carr | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: (1872-08-15)August 15, 1872 Union Springs, New York, U.S. | |
Died: June 15, 1954(1954-06-15) (aged 81) Moravia, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 2, 1901, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 13, 1901, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .250 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 4 |
Teams | |
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Carr attended and played baseball at Syracuse University, later coaching the school's baseball team from 1910 to 1942.[3] The Orangemen were 275–268 with Carr at the helm. In 1952, the school's baseball diamond was renamed in his honor.[4]